Tài liệu Toefl CBT book part 3 pdf

Study Guide Checklist
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1. Obtain, read, and study the TOEFL Information Bulletin for Computer-
Based Testing. (To order, call 609-771-7100 or visit www.toefl.org/
infobull.html.)
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2. Become familiar with the general description and structure of the TOEFL
test as described in Part I.
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3. Familiarize yourself with the “Questions Commonly Asked About the
TOEFL Test” in Part I.
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4. Review Part II, “Analysis of Exam Areas.”
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5. Review Part III, following the timeframe you determine in the “How to
Use this Book” section.
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6. Write an essay and ask a writing instructor to score it according to the
TOEFL test scoring criteria. (You can use my essay grading service if you
wish, which is explained in “How to Use This Book.”)
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7. Take Practice Test I, using the audio CD included in this book for the
Listening section.
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8. Check your answers, analyze your results, and review areas of the test you
need to improve.
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9. Write another essay and have it graded.
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10. Return to Part III and continue your study following the time sequence
you have established.

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11. When finished with Part III, take the other practice tests in order. Use the
audio CDs for the Listening section of each test. After you take each test,
check your answers and analyze your results.
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12. Return to any weak areas and study them again.
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PART I
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
OF THE TOEFL TEST
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an exam that determines
whether a student whose native language is not English has strong enough English
skills to succeed in courses at a college or university in the United States or
Canada. The test, which is administered by an agency called the Educational
Testing Service, contains four parts: Listening, Structure (which tests knowledge
of grammar and mechanics), Reading, and Writing.
The length of the test and time allotted to take it vary at each administration and
may also depend upon how many questions you answer correctly. The general
tutorial lasts approximately 40 minutes, although there are portions that you can
move through quickly. Each section also begins with a mandatory tutorial, which
you can move through as quickly or as slowly as you wish. (Expect to spend at
least a few minutes on each, though.)
The Listening section takes from 40 to 60 minutes, the Structure section takes
from 15 to 20 minutes, and the Reading Section takes from 70 to 90 minutes. The
length of each of these three sections depends on the number of questions at the
particular administration. The Writing section takes 30 minutes. The time for
the entire test, including tutorials, is between 200 and 280 minutes. Because you
will be selecting score recipients immediately after you take the test, plan to be at
the testing center for a minimum of four hours. (See the next chapter for further
explanation of selecting score recipients.) Take your time and relax. Only look at
the clock to get a sense of how much time you have left in a particular section.
How Colleges and Universities
Use TOEFL Scores

Thousands of colleges and universities require TOEFL test scores. However, no
school considers the TOEFL test the only criterion for admission. Schools may
also consider your grades from previous studies as well as other criteria, including
records from an intensive English program (if you have taken one).
Each school has its own criteria for the TOEFL test score that is acceptable for
admission. The TOEFL test results you receive cannot indicate whether your
score is considered passing, because a score that one school considers suitable
may not be accepted by another school. In general, you do not help yourself by
gaining admission to a school before your English is up to the necessary level.
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Computer-Based versus Paper-Based Testing
Two basic types of the TOEFL test exist: a computer-based test (CBT) and a paper-
based test (PBT). Until a few years ago, everyone taking the TOEFL test used a
pencil and paper version. But now, the computer-based test is given almost every-
where in the world. This book gives you lots of information about how to take the
computer-based test, because that is the version you will probably be required to
take.
You can take a paper-based test (PBT) only in areas where the CBT is not avail-
able. The Supplemental TOEFL Administration Program provides the PBT in
areas where the CBT isn’t offered.
The questions asked on the CBT and the PBT are very similar. However, the
method of answering those questions differs. On the PBT, each answer choice is
assigned a letter: for example, A, B, C, and D. On the CBT, answer choices are
not lettered; you simply click with your mouse on the correct answer choice. In
this book, we use letters to label answer choices for clarity, even though you
won’t see those letters appear on the TOEFL test computer screen.
When you take the CBT, rather than take the test at a specific time and place with
other applicants, you make an appointment at a testing facility and take the test on
a computer. You have more control during the listening comprehension section
than you would if you took the PBT. You can determine how much time you need

to spend on each listening question (within the section’s total time limit, of
course), and you can set the volume level of the listening passages because you
have individual headphones.
Another significant difference between the PBT and the CBT is that the listening
comprehension and structure sections of the CBT are computer-adaptive. This
means that the first question you’re given in either of these sections is of medium
difficulty. If you answer correctly, the next question you receive is more difficult;
if you answer incorrectly, the next question is less difficult. Your score depends on
the number of questions you answer correctly, but it also depends on the level of
difficulty of your questions. The reading and writing sections are not computer-
adaptive.
The CBT is scored quite differently from the PBT. The total number of points you
can score on the CBT is 300. On the PBT, the top score is 677. Colleges and uni-
versities are informed of the version of the test you take, so they know the top
score you can possibly receive.
CBT scores are reported to institutions within two weeks after taking the test. You
can review your unofficial CBT score while sitting at the computer at the conclu-
sion of your test. That score is “unofficial” because the writing section cannot be
scored automatically; you can only determine how you performed on the other
three sections of the test.
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Part I: Introduction to the TOEFL Computer-Based Test
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